Optical Communications and laser Lab (OCLL)


Group Lead Scientist: Prof. Mahmoud Hanafi Ahmed

 

Lab Connections

Research Directions

  • Optical telecommunications.
  • Optical signal processing: Filters, Mux/ DeMux, …etc. 
  • Optical sensors: gas sensors, rotation sensors, …etc.
  • Spectroscopy and material identification.
  • Biomedical Imaging: Optical coherence tomography OCT.
  • Nonlinear optics.
  • Quantum optics.

Running Projects

  1. Wide Band Tunable MEMS Based Semiconductor Quantum Dot Swept Laser for Gas sensing Applications, German-Egyptian Research Fund (GERF 5) funded by Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF).
  2. Multi-wavelength laser source based on silicon micro-resonator and dense wavelength division de-multiplexer, Preliminary Research Project (PRP), Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA).
  3. Dentistry digitizing (DentCase: All-in-one dental 3D printing workflow), Advanced Research Project (ARP), Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA).

Recent Publications

  1. Photonic Microsystems and Micro-Optofluidics.

A. H. Morshed, R. Atta and M. Packirisamy, "Fluidic Flow Measurement Using Single Mode–Multimode–Single Mode Optical Fiber Sensor," in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 21, no. 12, pp. 13316-13326, 15 June15, 2021, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2021.3069363.

Hussein E. Kotb, Yasser Sabry, M. S. Abdallah and Haitham Omran, “MEMS-SOA Spectrum-Sliced Auto-Equalized Source Enabling Uniformly Tunable Microwave Photonic Filter,”  vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 15-18, 1 Jan.1, 2021, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, doi: 10.1109/LPT.2020.3041439.

Hussein E. Kotb, Yasser M. Sabry, Mohab S. Abdallah, Marwan O. M. Sayed, and Haitham Omran, “Tunable Microwave Single-Bandpass Photonic Filter Based on Amplified MEMS-Based Gires–Tournois Interferometer,” National Radio Science Conference (NRSC), 37th, 2020.,doi: 10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2019.8872457.

Alaa Fathy, Marie Le Pivert, Kim, Ba, Mazen Erfan, Yasser Sabry, and Diaa Khalil “Continuous Monitoring of Air Purification: A Study on Volatile Organic Compounds in a Gas Cell,” vol.20, 2020, Sensors, doi: 10.3390/s20030934.

Amr Wageeh, Salwa El-Sabban, and Diaa Khalil, “Design of a 2D Fiber Mode Converter Using a Planar 2D Multi-Mode Interference Structure,” vol.210, 2020, Optik, doi: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2020.164500.

Alaa Fathy, Martine Gnambodoe-Capochichi, Yasser Sabry, Frédéric Marty, Diaa Khalil, and T.Bourouina,“Silicon Multi-Pass Gas Cell for Chip-Scale Gas Analysis by Absorption Spectroscopy,”vol.11, 2020, Micromachines, doi: 10.3390/mi11050463.

Mazen Erfan, Martine Gnambodoe-Capochichi, Yamin Leprince-Wang, Yasser Sabry,Frédéric Marty, and T.Bourouina,“Rapid assessment of nanomaterial homogeneity reveals crosswise structural gradients in zinc-oxide nanowire arrays,” vol.12, 2020, Nanoscale, doi: 10.1039/C9NR09709K.

Haitham Omran, Mohab Abdallah, Ahmad  Mahfouz, Omar Saad , Maram Abou kana, Yasser Sabry, Diaa Khalil, Frédéric Marty, and T.Bourouina, “Visible Laser on Silicon Optofluidic Microcavity,”  vol. 5, 2020 , Advanced Materials Technologies,  doi:  10.1002/admt.201901132.

Ahmed M. Othman, Hussein E. Kotb, Yasser Sabry, and Diaa Khalil,“Micro-Electro-Mechanical System Fourier Transform Infrared (MEMS FT-IR) Spectrometer Under Modulated–Pulsed Light Source Excitation,” vol. 74, pp. 799-807, July 1, 2020, Applied Spectroscopy, doi: 10.1177/0003702819886091.

Alaa Fathy, Yasser Sabry, Sébastien Nazeer, Tarek Bourouina and Diaa Khalil, “On-chip parallel Fourier transform spectrometer for broadband selective infrared spectral sensing,” vol.6 ,2020, Microsystems & Nanoengineering,  doi: 10.1038/s41378-019-0111-0.

Salwa El-Sabban, Diaa Khalil, “Odd excitation of symmetric multimode interference structures,” vol.55, 2019, Applied Optics, doi: 10.1364/AO.58.003836.

Hussein E. Kotb, Mohab S. Abdallah, Hussein Elhehyawy, Yasser M. Sabry, and Haitham Omran, “MEMS-Based Tunable Single-Passband Microwave Photonic Filter,” The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and European Quantum Electronics Conference, 2019, ci_p_7, doi: 10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2019.8872457.

Ahmed M. Othman, Hussein E. Kotb, Yasser M. Sabry, and Diaa Khalil, “Combined MEMS FTIR Spectrometer and Widened-Spectrum Mode-Locked Fiber Laser for Gas-Sensing,” The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and European Quantum Electronics Conference, 2019, ch_p_12, doi: 10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2019.8872219.

Yomna M. Eltagoury, Yasser Sabry, and Diaa Khalil,“All‐Silicon Double‐Cavity Fourier‐Transform Infrared Spectrometer On‐Chip,”2019, Advanced Materials Technologies, doi: 10.1002/admt.201900441.

Islam Samir, Yasser M. Sabry, Alaa Fathy, Amr O. Ghoname, Niveen Badra, and Diaa Khalil,“Autoregressive superresolution microelectromechanical systems Fourier transform spectrometer,”vol.58, pp. 6784-679 ,2019, Applied Optics, doi: 10.1364/AO.58.006784.

Muhammad A Othman, Yasser M Sabry, Ahmed M Othman, Ismail M Nassar,and Diaa A Khalil,“Modal analysis of TE and TM excitations in a metallic slotted micromirror,”,vol.36,  2019,  Journal of the Optical Society of America B,  doi: 10.1364/JOSAB.36.000610.

Mazen Erfan, Martine Gnambodoe-Capochichi, Yamin Leprince-Wang, Yasser Sabry,Frédéric Marty, and T.Bourouina,“Nanowire Length, Density, and Crystalline Quality Retrieved from a Single Optical Spectrum,”vol.19, 2019, Nano Letters, doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b00165.

A. H. Morshed and R. Atta, “Strain Monitoring of Pressurized Pipes Using Optical Fiber Bragg Gratings”, Journal of the North for Basic and Applied Sciences (JNBAS), vol. (3), Issue (1), pp:34-43, (2018/1439 H), doi: 10.12816/0046699.

Noha ali aboulela Gaber, Ahmad Altayyeb, Sherif soliman, Yasser Sabry,Frédéric Marty, and T.Bourouina,“On-Channel Integrated Optofluidic Pressure Sensor with Optically Boosted Sensitivity,”vol.19 , 2019, Sensors, doi: 10.3390/s19040944.

A. M. Othman, H. E. Kotb, Y. M. Sabry, O. Terra and D. A. Khalil, "Toward On-Chip MEMS-Based Optical Autocorrelator," in Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 36, no. 20, pp. 5003-5009, 15 Oct.15, 2018, doi: 10.1109/JLT.2018.2867473.

Noha ali aboulela Gaber, Mazen Erfan, Yasser Sabry,Frédéric Marty, and T.Bourouina,“High-Q Fabry–Pérot Micro-Cavities for High-Sensitivity Volume Refractometry,”vol. 9, 2018, Micromachines, doi: 10.3390/mi9020054.

Ahmed M. Othman, Hussein E. Kotb, Yasser Sabry, and Diaa Khalil, “MEMS-based Fourier transform spectrometer using pulsed infrared light source,” SPIE Proceedings Volume 10545, MOEMS and Miniaturized Systems XVII 2018, p: 105450Y (1 – 8), doi: 10.1117/12.2287481.

Islam Samir El-Sayed, Yasser M Sabry, Walid ElSayd ElZeiny, Niveen Badra,and Diaa A Khalil,“Transformation algorithm and analysis of the Fourier transform spectrometer based on cascaded Fabry–Perot interferometers,”vol.57, 2018,pp: 7225-7231, Applied optics, doi: 10.1364/AO.57.007225.

Mohamed N Ali, Yasser M Sabry, Frédéric Marty, Tarik Bourouina, Khaled A Kirah,and Diaa Khalil, “In-plane coupled Fabry–Perot micro-cavities based on Si-air Bragg mirrors: a theoretical and practical study,” vol.57, 2018, pp: 5112-5120, Applied optics, doi: 10.1364/AO.57.005112.

Muhammad A Othman, Yasser M Sabry, Mohamed Sadek, Ismail M Nassar, and Diaa A Khalil,“Transmission-enabled fiber Fabry–Perot cavity based on a deeply etched slotted micromirror,”vol. 57, 2018, pp: 4610-4617, Applied optics, doi: 10.1364/AO.57.004610.

Muhammad A Othman, Yasser M Sabry, Ismail M Nassar, Mohamed Sadek, and Diaa A Khalil, “Deeply-etched MEMS slotted micromirrors with controlled transmittance,”vol.53, 2017, pp: 1-8, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, doi: 10.1109/JQE.2017.2752702.

Noha Anous, Tarek Ramadan, Mohamed Abdallah, Khalid Qaraqe, and Diaa Khalil,“Planar broad-band and wide-angle hybrid plasmonic IMI filters with induced transmission for visible light applications,”vol.56, 2017, pp: 8751-8758, Applied optics, doi: 10.1364/AO.56.008751.

YomnaEltagoury , MostafaSoliman , YasserSabry , MohammedAlotaibi ,and Diaa Khalil ,“Electrostatic comb-drive actuator with high in-plane translational velocity,”vol. 7, 2016, Micromachines,doi: 10.3390/mi7100188.

Ismail M. Nassar, and Diaa Khalil, “A compact polarization beam splitter based on an array of rectangular waveguides,” vol, 48, 2016, pp: 1-9, Optical and Quantum Electronics, doi: 10.1007/s11082-016-0690-z.

Tarek A Al-Saeed, and Diaa A. Khalil, “Fourier transform spectrometer based on Fabry–Perot interferometer,” vol. 55, 2016, pp: 5322-5331 Applied optics, doi: 10.1364/AO.55.005322.

Mazen Erfan, Yasser M Sabry, Mohammad Sakr, Bassem Mortada, Mostafa Medhat, and  Diaa Khalil,“On-chip micro–electro–mechanical system Fourier transform infrared (MEMS FT-IR) spectrometer-based gas sensing,”vol. 70, 2016 , pp: 897-904, Applied spectroscopy, doi: 10.1177/0003702816638295.

Bassem Mortada, Mazen Erfan, Mostafa Medhat, Yasser sabry, Bassam Saadany, and Diaa Khalil “Wideband Optical MEMS Interferometer Enabled by Multi-Mode Interference Waveguides,” vol.34, 2016, Journal of Lightwave Technology, doi: 10.1109/JLT.2016.2531642.

Alaa eldin Elhady Ahmed, Mohamed A. Mahmoud, and, Diaa Khalil, “In-plane monolithic microscanner with two synchronized, self-aligned flat mirrors and compliant springs,”2016, spie, doi: 10.1117/1.JMM.15.1.015501.

Tarek Ramadan, “A Design of a Vertical Multimode Interference Coupler with an Ultra-Wide Bandwidth,” vol.2016, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, doi: 10.1109/LPT.2016.2608338.

Tarek Ramadan, “Novel Design of a Wideband Digital Vertical Multimode Interference Coupler,” vol.36,2016, Journal of Lightwave Technology, doi: 10.1109/JLT.2016.2593007.

Tarek Ramadan, “Modal spectrum engineering of multilayer optical waveguides: towards digital vertical multimode interference couplers,” vol. 48, 2016, Optical and Quantum Electronics, doi: 10.1007/s11082-016-0469-2.

Salwa El-Sabban, and Diaa Khalil, “Compact Si photonic multimode interference-based optical circuit for mode division multiplexing applications,” vol.55, 2016, Optical Engineering, doi: 10.1117/1.OE.55.7.076102.

Noha ali aboulela Gaber, Yasser Sabry, Frédéric Marty, and T.Bourouina ,“Optofluidic Fabry-Pérot Micro-Cavities Comprising Curved Surfaces for Homogeneous Liquid Refractometry—Design, Simulation, and Experimental Performance Assessment,” vol.7 , 2016, Micromachines, doi: 10.3390/mi7040062.

A. H. E. Morshed and I. M. El-Sayed, "Monitoring of vibrations using multimode optical fiber sensors," 2016 33rd National Radio Science Conference (NRSC), 2016, pp. 384-389, doi: 10.1109/NRSC.2016.7450863.

Salwa El-Sabban, Amr Wageeh, Diaa Khalil, “Box-like filter response using multimode single-ring microresonators,” vol.55, 2016, Applied Optics, doi: 10.1364/AO.55.000408.

  1. Optical Fiber Systems

Osama Terra, Haitham M. Hussein, and Hussein Kotb, "Soliton mode-locked fiber laser for distance measurements," vol. 60, no. 12, pp. 3452-3457, 2021, Appl. Opt., doi: 10.1364/AO.422003.

Heba Shawki, Hussein E. Kotb, and Diaa Khalil, “Comprehensive study on the parameters affecting the line-width and stability of SOA-based SLM Random Fiber Laser,” Proc. SPIE 11260, Fiber Lasers XVII: Technology and Systems, 1126028 (21 February 2020), doi: 10.1117/12.2542661.

John Onsy Amin Gerguis,Yasser Sabry, and Diaa Khalil,“Capturing the instantaneous spectral response of a MEMS swept laser source using a quasi-static tunable filter,”vol.25 ,2019, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, doi: 10.1109/JSTQE.2019.2893759.

John Onsy Amin Gerguis, Haitham Omran, Yasser Sabry, and Diaa Khalil, “Spectroscopic Gas Sensing Based on a MEMS-SOA Swept Fiber Laser Source,” vol.37, pp:5354 – 5360, 2019, Journal of Lightwave Technology, doi: 10.1109/JLT.2019.2932688.

Heba Shawki, Hussein E. Kotb, and Diaa Khalil, “Modeling and characterization of a dual-wavelength SOA-based single longitudinal mode random fiber laser with tunable separation,” vol. 2, no. 2, pp: 358-369, 2019, OSA Continuum, doi: 10.1364/OSAC.2.000358.

Heba Shawki, Hussein E. Kotb, and Diaa Khalil, “Narrow line width dual wavelength EDFA based random fiber laser,”  2018, PP: 433-438, National Radio Science Conference (NRSC),  doi: 10.1109/NRSC.2018.8354392.

Ahmed M. Othman, Hussein E. Kotb, Yasser Sabry, and Diaa Khalil, “MEMS-based Fourier transform spectrometer using pulsed infrared light source,” SPIE Proceedings Volume 10545, MOEMS and Miniaturized Systems XVII 2018, p: 105450Y (1 – 8) doi: 10.1117/12.2287481.

Heba Shawki, Hussein E. Kotb, and Diaa Khalil, “Narrow line width dual wavelength semiconductor optical amplifier random laser,” SPIE Proceedings Volume 10512, Fiber Lasers XV: Technology and Systems 2018, p: 105122D (1 – 7), doi: 10.1117/12.2289189.

Ahmed Hisham Morshed, and Raghied Atta, “Monitoring of pressurized pipes using optical fiber sensors,” vol. 57, 2018, Optical Engineering, doi: 10.1117/1.OE.57.5.054114.

Heba Shawki, Hussein E. Kotb, and Diaa Khalil, “Narrow line width semiconductor optical amplifier based random laser,” SPIE Proceedings Volume 10083, Fiber Lasers XIV: Technology and Systems,” 2017, pp: 433-438, doi: 10.1117/12.2251786.

Haitham Omran, Hussein E. Kotb, and Diaa Khalil, “Dual wavelength SOA based fiber ring laser,” SPIE Proceedings Volume 10083, Fiber Lasers XIV: Technology and Systems, vol. 10083, 2017, p: 1008322, Fiber Lasers XIV: Technology and Systems, doi: 10.1117/12.2248518.

Heba Shawki, Hussein E. Kotb, and Diaa Khalil, “Single-longitudinal-mode broadband tunable random laser,” vol.42, 2017, Optics Letters, doi: 10.1364/OL.42.003247.

Abdelrahman Afifi, A.R. El-Damak, and Tarek Ramadan, Mahmoud Ahmed, “Fiber Optical Coherence Domain Polarimetry for PM Fiber Measurements” vol.35, pp: 3569 – 3576, 2017, Journal of Lightwave Technology, doi: 10.1109/JLT.2016.2608860.

Kamal Abdelsalam, Yasser Sabry, Khaled Hassan, Ahmed Shebl, Mostafa Soliman, Yomna M. Eltagoury, and Diaa Khalil, “In-line optical MEMS phase modulator and application in ring laser frequency modulation,” vol.52, 2016, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, doi: 10.1109/JQE.2016.2582646.

First Integrated MEMS MZ interferometer

Swept laser source

 

Mode-locked fiber laser

Tunable random laser

  1. Single Wavelength

2-Dual-wavelength

Lab equipment

Digital Holographic Microscope

Optical spectrum analyzer (Agilent 86143B)